SIS Research Wiki designed and implemented to provide Big 6 skill instructional support including: search engine choices, safe image sites, web site evaluation, note-taking templates, research product tip guides, subscription database screencasts, and citation / style guides.
All Grade 7 students receive an orientation to the library media center focusing on procedures, library terms, and location/access of materials.
Grade 7
45 minutes
Greeting and introduction of LMS
Review SIS LMC layout.
Review book exchange procedures
Review 3R’s of LMC Guidelines (respect, responsibility, and resourcefulness)
Demonstrate Athena, automated card catalog
Review LMC terms using LMC Millionaire PowerPoint
Dewey Decimal signage is displayed on book shelves to assist students with independent search skills
Designed web site evaluation checklists and placed one next to each computer.
Display information and technology literacy concepts on word walls.
Collaborative research units have been created. Please see 2008/2009 projects on the LM Instructional Collaboration chart
Designed a companion website (wiki) for Ebenezer D. Bassett biographical resource materials authored by Carolyn Ivanoff
Designed and published web site (wiki) for the Sikorsky project-based learning initiative providing online research resources to participating students
Coordinating “River City” grade 7 science research pilot using Harvard Graduate School of Education resources. This integrates MUVE (multi user virtual environment) technology into a unit with learning objectives on water/ air/ insect borne diseases and the scientific research process. (May/June 2009)
Average books per student 14 (state recommends 25)
Periodical Titles 34 (state average 27)
Online Subscription Databases 11 (iConn.org – free state resource available; EBSCOhost available through SHS subscription)
Video Collection 670
New Books Added 535
Deselected Books 2320 (weeded due to age, poor condition, inaccuracy)
Follow a systematic work plan to “weed” age sensitive Dewey Ranges consistent with C-R-E-W (Continuous Review Evaluation and Weeding) and M-U-S-T-I-E (misleading, ugly, superseded, trivial, irrelevant, elsewhere) guidelines.
A free collection analysis was run using Follett Library Resources on November 5, 2008. A detailed report is available upon request. In essence, the results revealed:
Data integrity of the SIS collection is 99.83% (good)
In this school year, the average copyright of our collection is 1990
Imbalance in the print collection exists primarily in Reference, Social Sciences (below standards) and General Fiction (above standards)
Age sensitivity is most acute (poorest) in Geography, Social Sciences, Astronomy and Life Sciences.
Staffing:
Full-time Teacher/Librarian 1.0
Full-time Library Media Paraprofessional 1.0
Facility:
The library media center can accommodate two classes with seating at eight tables and 31 computer workstations.
Four study carrels are available for student use.
There are 31 computers for student use in the library media center with a dedicated networked printer
Server file storage is available for students and staff.
Teachers and students can access instructional web sites from home via wikis published to support collaborative projects.
Two zones of independent reading / small group work with comfortable seating have been added.
Environment:
Science Fair projects were displayed to the benefit and enjoyment of visiting patrons
SIS was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities grant, Picturing America, which furnished 30 American art reproductions for display in the LMC.
The SIS LMC is truly a multi-purpose learning environment with several distinct usage zones: print collection / circulation; open technology lab; class instructional workspace; small collaborative work cluster, independent reading cluster, and professional staff work room.
Cooperation with Public Library
Collaboration with Plumb Memorial Library on Assignment Alerts to furnish students with curriculum related books for research that may not be available at SIS.
Collaboration with Plumb Memorial Library on the Grades 7 and 8 “Summer Reading” program.
District Support: Grants, Committees and Professional Development
Library Media Curriculum Committee (on-going)
SIS Literacy Committee ( on-going)
Educational Technology Committee (on-going)
Designed and co-delivered literacy workshop on “Closing the Achievement Gap with Direct Vocabulary Instruction” professional development for SIS (November 2008)
Collaboratively designing and co-delivering SIS Technology Curriculum implementation (April 2009)
Masters of Educational Technology, UConn/NEAG (Degree Completion expected July 2009)
Completed iSafe Internet Safety online training/certification
Attended Information, Media, and Technology skills workshop by Jamie McKenzie (October 2008)
Attended Connecticut Educators Computer Association annual conference (October 2008)
Attended Adolescent Literacy Conference at CES as member of SIS Literacy team (November 2008)
Attended Active Literacy in Every Classroom Conference at St. Joseph’s College (May 2009)
Member American Library Association
Member American Association of School Librarians
Member Connecticut Association of School Librarians
Member Connecticut Educational Media Association
Communication and Public Relations:
Extensive online presence is provided with the SIS LMC Wiki.
Mentored an Alternate Route to Certification LMS candidate with full-day shadowing and subsequent online professional development support.
All faculty members received a brochure describing the role of the teacher/librarian; library media services; and the library media center mission
All faculty received the results of the June LMC service survey (September 2008)
All faculty requested to submit LMC purchase suggestions (online survey May 2009)
Overdue notices are issued to students each month as needed.
Publication of year-end SIS LMC Annual Report. (online and on-going)
Grade 7
45 minutes
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